Food looks better in the movies, especially when the focus of the scene is on the meal, but what if you could make some of those fabulous dishes at home? Movie Recipes is a new site for people who love food and movies and want to recreate the dishes they love from the movies they love in their own kitchens.

Among the recipes included in the site's database are the cheese quesadillas from Napoleon Dynamite, the spicy chili from Wild Hogs, and the perfect spaghetti-and-meatballs recipe inspired by Lady and The Tramp.

One of the first things to note about Movie Recipes is that the recipes themselves aren't exactly pulled from the movies; it's not as though someone actually made the food for the movie and got a hold of the recipe. All of the recipes are inspired by dishes in various movies that were significant in some way. For example, in the movie Billy Madison, Adam Sandler makes a big deal about sloppy joes, so there's a recipe for them attributed to the movie in the site's database.

The best thing about Movie Recipes is that movie fans and food lovers can get together to discuss their favorite scenes and their favorite movies on the same site. Often, the comments section for a given recipe bursts into conversation about the dish and how the characters in the movie received it, or what happened to them afterward.

Each article at Movie Recipes includes a rundown of the movie in which the recipe is featured for the people who haven't seen it and a description of the scene or scenes where the food plays an important role. The site also embeds videos about the food into the article, if they're available. For example, in the movie A Fish Called Wanda, there's a scene where some of the main characters are seen enjoying sashimi. After the article discussing what sashimi is and how it played a role in the film, there is a video on how to prepare sashimi, and another on how to properly enjoy it.

If you just want to know about the food, click the Recipes link at the top of the page to browse the recipes. If you're more interested in the movies, you can see some of the highlighted films at the top of the page or click the movies link to browse by movie title and go directly to your favorite film.